New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has opened a 104-bed Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.
The unit is designed to treat people in custody with complex medical needs by relocating clinically vulnerable detainees from Rikers Island prison to a therapeutic setting with greater access to specialty care. It marks the first of three planned units across the city, according to an April 7 news release from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office.
At Bellevue, patients will have access to speciality care, including oncology, cardiology and neurology, according to the release. Correctional Health Services will deliver care on site, while the city’s Department of Correction will oversee security and custody management.
NYC Health + Hospitals plans to open additional units at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and North Central Bronx, with 144 beds and 92 beds, respectively. These sites will primarily serve patients experiencing mental health conditions, the release said.
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